Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
2 Chronicles 18 - Introduction
XVIII.
JEHOSHAPHAT MAKES AFFINITY WITH AHAB, AND TAKES PART IN THE SYRIAN WAR AT RAMOTH-GLLEAD.
Comp. 1 Kings 22:2. Only the introduction of the narrative (2 Chronicles 18:1) differs from that of Kings — a change necessitated by the fact that the chronicler is writing the history, not of Ahab, but of Jehoshaphat.